Why Donald Trump’s new financial info doesn’t tell us what his tax returns wouldDonald Trump released new information about his finances his week, but not the information his critics on the right and left are demanding. On Wednesday, the Federal Election Commission made public Trump’s new personal financial disclosure, a required form that lists... read more

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday released the names of 11 potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees that he would choose from to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.The list, as reported by the Associated Press, includes judges from around the country: Steven Colloton of Iowa, Allison Eid of Colorado and... read more

For decades, the youth vote was considered unreliable at best, non-existent at worst. But in the last two general elections, voters age 18 to 29 turned out in solid numbers, and played a crucial role in both of President Obama's decisive national victories. This election, however, will be decidedly different. Both of the presumptive major... read more

Bernie Sanders mini-winning streak ended Tuesday night in Kentucky, a state analysts expected he could win. The loss could take some wind out of supporters’ sails at a critical time as they face increasing pressure to unify the Democratic Party behind likely nominee Hillary Clinton. TK OREGON RESULTSThe outcome will have negligible impact on... read more

Clinton campaign keeps up pressure on Trump over taxesBy Benjy Sarlin Sensing an opening, Democrats are digging in on Donald Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns before the election. Looking to keep up pressure, the Hillary Clinton campaign emailed supporters a petition on Tuesday calling on Trump to disclose the material. “What is he so... read more

The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee is calling on Bernie Sanders to speak out against chaos that erupted Sunday at the Nevada Democratic convention, but the presidential candidate is refusing to back down.Sanders supporters threw chairs, started fights, and booed officials -- including a top Sanders surrogate -- at the convention... read more

Bill Clinton couldn’t serve in Hillary Clinton’s cabinet if she’s elected president, but he could have a powerful, less formal role in her administration, according to an MSNBC analysis of federal law governing the appointment of relatives.
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For Donald Trump to win the White House he must find a way to attract more women voters to his candidacy. The presumptive Republican nominee faces many other demographic challenges -- most notably with Latino and black voters -- but his biggest hurdle is in trying to close the gender gap, according to public polling and past election results... read more

Former Republican hopeful Marco Rubio offered a glimpse of his future on Monday — and it appears to involve a lot of working out.The Florida senator unleashed a late-night Twitter tirade that included sarcastic tweets about "whether to chest or legs tomorrow at gym. read more

For African Americans, the election of Barack Obama was part triumph, part miracle.The triumph was the culmination of more than a half-century of struggle to gain access to the ballot and create political space within the once-hostile Democratic Party for a mobilized Black electorate. The miracle was that the son of an African father and white... read more

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As she continues to battle two candidates fueled by monster crowds and widespread enthusiasm, Hillary Clinton has committed to a campaign strategy that prioritizes the exact opposite.While Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump consistently whip seas of fans into frenzies, Clinton often favors modest public appearances that rely... read more

Ohio Gov. John Kasich dismissed any possibility that he would run as an independent or on a third party ticket against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton."I just don't think it would be the right thing to do," he told CNN's Anderson Cooper Monday. "A third party... read more

For residents of four perennial swing states the 2016 election ads will start Wednesday and won’t stop until November.First out of the gate this year with a sustained television spending campaign is Priorities USA, the pro-Clinton super PAC, which had previously been holding its fire until the end of the Democratic primary.But with Bernie... read more

Key source refutes Times story on Trump The woman whose personal story was central to a feature story casting presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump as sexist and inappropriate with women refuted the New York Times’ telling of her story. The woman, Rowanne Brewer Lane, told Fox News the Times’ portrayal of her relationship with Trump was ... read more